SWR has revealed more details of its plans for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and associated programming.
It has been confirmed that Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026, will be broadcast from 20:15 CET to 23:15 CET on February 28, meaning that the selection will air over the course of three hours. Further details of the format of the selection has yet to be revealed but SWR has stated further details will be announced this month.
SWR will be producing two supporting programs alongside the German national selection and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. 70 Jahre ESC – Die Doku is a 90 minute long documentary that will air in May on Das Erste. It will look back at 70 years of Eurovision.
In addition, Inside ESC 2026 – Der Weg ins Finale will be released through the ARD Mediathek with 1 to 3 episodes, focusing on preparations for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
Abor & Tynna represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song “Baller”. They finished 15th scoring a total of 151 points.
Image source: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU | Source: ESC Kompakt / SWR
Germany was one of seven countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The country has taken part in every contest since then, apart from in 1996, when they failed to make it through the qualifying round. To date Germany has won the contest twice. The first time was in 1982 when Nicole sang “Ein Bisschen Frieden” in Harrogate, which later became a global hit. Germany didn’t win again until 2010 when Lena sang “Satellite” in Oslo. She received 9 sets of 12 points, scoring 246 points overall.
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